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Biographical Note
Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe Lukas Foss Papers span the period 1926 to 2000, with the majority of the materials dating from 1936 to 1995. The collection consists of holograph manuscript scores and parts, sketches, correspondence, business papers, programs, clippings, promotional materials, contracts, and financial documents. The Music series documents Foss' lengthy and experimental career as a composer, beginning with early opera sketches and piano pieces written before his tenth birthday. Later compositions, especially those which reflect his interests in twelve-tone and aleatory music, are accompanied by extensive supplementary notes, tone rows, mathematical charts, and performance instructions. Photocopied scores and parts often include annotations by Foss or various conductors and performers. Notable holograph scores include Night Music for John Lennon, Elegy for Anne Frank, Renaissance Concerto, The Prairie: Symphonic Suite, Three Airs for Frank O'Hara's Angel, Echoi, M.A.P. (Musicians at Play), and Tashi. Works are arranged categorically by instrumentation and alphabetically by title therein. The Correspondence series contains items to and from notable musical figures which are arranged alphabetically by last name. Included are letters from Luciano Berio, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, John Cage, Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, Paul Hindemith, Mauricio Kagel, Yehudi Menuhin, Olivier Messiaen, Eugene Ormandy, Krzysztof Penderecki, Mstislav Rostropovich, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Igor Stravinsky, Toru Takemitsu, Iannis Xenackis, and numerous other composers and performers. Correspondence with organizations and lesser known individuals is arranged by subject heading within the Business Papers series. These office files chiefly contain letters, programs, clippings, and legal or financial documents related to Foss' tenure with various orchestras in the United States and abroad, including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Folders bearing general titles such as "England" or "Italy" contain assorted materials pertaining to the composer's conducting tours and side projects within these countries. Additional files consist of lecture notes and correspondence with universities, ideas for concert programming, writings by or about Foss, and miscellaneous documents for other topics of interest. The Musical Works Files series contains Foss' extensive file of correspondence, clippings, notes, programs, and promotional items related to specific musical works. These are arranged by title of composition and provide excellent contextual materials for research in musical analysis and performance history. The remaining collection materials can be found in the Miscellany series and consist of programs, articles, and a single writing by Louise Talma. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsPeople
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Return to the Table of Contents Organization of the Lukas Foss PapersThe Lukas Foss Papers are organized in five series:
Return to the Table of Contents Container ListMusic, circa 1926-2000Orchestra, 1938-19982 symphonic pieces, 1939-1940Holograph/copyist manuscript full scoreParts3 pieces, 1938-1939Holograph manuscript full scoreSketchesAmerican fanfare, 1990SketchesAmerican landscapes, 1989Holograph manuscript short scoreSketchesAnniversary fanfare, 1996Holograph manuscript full scoreSketchesPartsBaroque variations. On a Bach prelude see PhorionCapriccio (cello, orchestra), undatedHolograph manuscript full scoreOrchestral partsCello partCelebration: for brass quintet and orchestra, 1998Holograph manuscript full scoreSketchesCello concert, 1966Photocopied printed full scoreSketches and notesConcerto for clarinet and orchestra no. 1, 1942Holograph manuscript full scoreHolograph manuscript short scoreSketchesClarinet partConcerto for clarinet and orchestra no. 2, see also Tashi (clarinet, piano quintet) 1988Holograph manuscript piano-clarinet scoreConcerto for piano and orchestra no. 2, 1949-1951Holograph manuscript full scoreConcerto for solo percussion and orchestra, 1973-1974Holograph manuscript scoreSketches and notesDissertation see ExeuntElegy (clarinet, orchestra), 1949Holograph manuscript full scoreElegy for Anne Frank, see also Symphony no. 3 19892 holograph manuscript full scoresSketchesPartsEmbros, see also Left hand piano concerto 1984-1985Holograph manuscript full scoreSketchesExeunt, see also Night music for John Lennon 1980-1982Holograph manuscript full scoreSketchesFanfare, 1973Holograph manuscript full scoreSketches, notes, and program notesFolksong, 1975-1976SketchesFor 200 cellos, 1982-1983PartsSketchesFor Lenny (piano, orchestra), 1988SketchesPiano partFor Toru, 1996Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesGeod, 1969Holograph manuscript scoreSketches and notesLeft hand piano concerto, see also Embros 1991-1993Holograph manuscript full scoreHolograph manuscript short scoreSketchesNight music for John Lennon, 1980-1981Holograph manuscript full scoreSketchesOrpheus, 1972Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesViola, cello, and guitar partsOrpheus and Euridice, 1983Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesPhorion, 1967Holograph manuscript full scoreSketches and notesPartsThe prairie. Symphonic suite, 1942Holograph manuscript full scorePhotocopied holograph manuscript full scoreSketchesQuintets for orchestra, 1978Holograph manuscript full scorePhotocopied holograph full manuscript scoreSketchesRenaissance concerto, 1985-1986Holograph manuscript short scoreSketches and source materialsSalomon Rossi suite, 1975Holograph manuscript scoreSketchSymphony no. 3 (Symphony of sorrows), see also Elegy for Anne Frank 1991Holograph manuscript full scoreHolograph manuscript short scoreSketchesSymphony no. 4 (Windows to the past), 1995Holograph manuscript full scoreSketchesSymphony of chorales, 1958Photocopied holograph manuscript full scoreThree American pieces, see also Three pieces (violin, piano) 1986Holograph manuscript full scoreDramatic, 1931-1949Amphytrion, 1935-1936SketchesThe heart remembers, 1944SketchesThe jumping frog of Calaveras County, 1949Photocopied holograph manuscript piano-vocal scoreThe tempest, 1940Holograph/copyist manuscript full scoreTeufelchens Geburtstag, 1931SketchesUntitled opera, 1933-1934?SketchesWe're with you, 1941PartsScriptWithin these walls, see also The heart remembers 1944Typescript scenarioVocal, 1926-19992 Rilke motets (voices), 1946Holograph manuscript scores6 patriotic songs (voice, piano), 1943Holograph manuscript scoresPhotocopied holograph manuscript scoresAmerican cantata (voices, speakers, double chorus, orchestra), see also Romance 1976Sketches, correspondence, and lyric sheetsBunker Hill (voices, trumpets, percussion), undatedPhotocopied holograph manuscript scoreSketchesCelebration (chorus, band or orchestra), 1996Holograph manuscript full scoreCongratulations (voice, piano), 1996Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesDe profundis (chorus), 1983Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesFor Julian's 10th anniversary at Marsh Chapel (voices), 1999Holograph manuscript scoreFor Toru: a choral opening, 1990Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesFragments of Archilochos (speakers, voice, choruses, instrumental ensemble), 1965SketchesI speak, I tell you (chorus), 1941Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesKafka Tagebuch (voice), 1990-1993PartSketchesLamdeni (Teach me) (chorus, instrumental ensemble), 1973Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesMeasure for measure (voice, orchestra), 1980Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesMotette: Der bist so gross (voices), undatedHolograph manuscript scoreNachtleid (voice, piano), circa 1933Photocopied holograph manuscript scoreNachtleid (voice, orchestra), 1937Holograph manuscript full scoreO Herr, gib jedem seinen eignen Tod (voices), circa 1926-1938Holograph manuscript scoreThe prairie (voices, chorus, orchestra), 1942-1943SketchesRomance (voice, violin, string orchestra), see also American cantata 1994Holograph manuscript scorePartsSanctus (chorus, orchestra), 1992Holograph manuscript full scoreHolograph manuscript short scoreSketchesDie Teilung der Erde (voice, piano), 1937Holograph manuscript scoreSketches for orchestrationTell this blood (chorus), 1945Holograph manuscript scoreThirteen ways of looking at a blackbird (voice, flute, piano, percussion), 19782 holograph manuscript scoresSketchesThree airs for Frank O'Hara's angel (speaker, voice, women's chorus, instrumental ensemble, tape), 1972Holograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript scoreThree airs for Frank O'Hara's angel (voice, flute, piano, percussion, tape), 1974-1975Holograph manuscript scoreThree songs on texts by Goethe (voice, piano), 1938Holograph manuscript scoreWith music strong (chorus, orchestra), 1998Holograph manuscript/photocopied full scoreHolograph manuscript short scoreSketchesChamber and Solo Instrumental, 1930s-20003 pieces (clarinet, violin, viola, cello), 1939Holograph manuscript scoreParts4 etudes for organ, 1967Photocopied holograph manuscript score4 piano pieces, 1937Holograph manuscript scoreAir (violin, piano), 1938Holograph manuscript scoreAnne Frank: a brief tone poem about her life and death (cello, piano), 1999Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesAnniversary fanfare (brass, percussion), 1997Holograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript scoreAppalachian birthday portrait (instrumental ensemble), undatedPhotocopied holograph manuscript scorePartsCapriccio (cello, piano), see Capriccio (cello, orchestra) 1946The cave of the winds (wind quintet), 1972Holograph manuscript scoreCentral Park reel (violin, piano), 1987SketchesChaconne (guitar), 1987SketchesChamber music (tape), 1970-1973Holograph manuscript scoreComposer's nightmare (violin), 1941Holograph manuscript scoreSketchConductor's nightmare (violins, piano), undatedHolograph manuscript scoreViolin partsCurriculum vitae (accordion), 1977Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesPhotocopied holograph manuscript scoreCurriculum vitae. Tango (piano), undatedHolograph manuscript scoreCurriculum vitae with time bomb (accordion, percussion), 1980Holograph manuscript scoreDivertissement pour Mica (String quartet no. 2), 1973SketchesDuo (cello, piano), 1941SketchesCello partEchoi (instrumental ensemble), 1961-1963Holograph and copyist manuscript scoresSketchesEine kleine chance musik see ElytresElytres (instrumental ensemble), 1964Photocopied holograph manuscript scoreSketches, charts, and notesFantasia (cello, piano), 1937Holograph manuscript scoreCello partFocus on G/C (string quartet), 1996Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesPartsFor 24 winds, 1966Holograph manuscript scorePrinted scoreSketchFor Roger (trumpets), 1998Holograph manuscript scorePartsFrühling (piano), 1936Holograph manuscript scoreFugue in 3 parts (piano), 1946?2 holograph manuscript scoresFugue in 4 parts (piano), 19462 holograph manuscript scoresGrotesque dance (piano), 1938SketchesHorn trio (horn, violin, piano), 1983SketchesHorn and violin partsM.A.P. (Musicians at play) (instrumental ensemble, tape, referee), 1970Holograph manuscript tape operator's maps, game rules, and performance instructionsHolograph manuscript tape operator's maps, game rules, and performance instructionsHolograph manuscript tape operator's maps, game rules, and performance instructionsPhotocopied tape operator's maps, game rules, and performance instructionsSketches, notes, and correspondenceMaine fanfare (brass instruments), 1994PartsMusic for six (unspecified instruments), 1977Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesNi bruit ni vitesse (2 pianos, percussion), 19712 holograph manuscript scoresSketchesParadigm (percussionist-conductor, instrumental ensemble), 1968SketchesPercussion quartet, 1983Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesPrelude, fugue, and riffs (string quartet, horns, trumpets), circa 1997?PartsRound a common center (piano quartet/quintet, with optional voice or narrator), 1979Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesSaxophone quartet, 1985Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesSolo (piano), 1981Holograph manuscript scorePhotocopied holograph manuscript scoreSketchesSolo observed (piano, instrumental ensemble), see Solo 1982Sonata for violin and piano, 1938Violin partStillscape see For 24 windsString quartet, 1936Holograph manuscript scorePhotocopied holograph manuscript scorePartsString quartet no. 1, 1947Holograph manuscript scoreString quartet no. 2 see Divertissement pour MicaString quartet no. 3, 1975SketchesPartsString quartet no. 4, 1998Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesPartsString quartet no. 5, 2000Holograph manuscript scoreSketchesTashi (clarinet, piano quintet), see also Concerto for clarinet and orchestra no. 2 19862 holograph manuscript scoresSketchesTashi. Rondo (clarinet, piano), see also Anne Frank 1999Holograph manuscript scoreClarinet partThree pieces (violin, piano), see also Three American pieces 1944SketchesClarinet partToday see M.A.P.Trio (flute, violin, piano), 1930sPhotocopied holograph manuscript scoreViolin and flute partsTrio for flute, clarinet, and bassoon, 1937?2 holograph manuscript scoresValentine (flute, piano), 1996Holograph manuscript scoreSketchWar and peace (organ), 1995Holograph manuscript scorePhotocopied holograph manuscript scoreSketchesMiscellany, circa 1926-1980Composition class assignments, undatedSketchesComposition exercises with Paul Hindemith, 1940Manuscripts in the hands of Hindemith and FossComposition exercises with Rosario Scalero, 1937-1938Holograph manuscriptMiscellaneous early works, circa 1926-1938Holograph manuscript scores and sketchesMusic composed for Lukas Foss, 1962, 1980Manuscript score in the hand of Witold LutoslawskiPhotocopied manuscript violin cadenza in the hand of Albert MarkovWanderer's song (voices), 1974Manuscript score in an unidentified handUnidentified early works, circa 1926-1938Scores, sketches, and fragmentsUnidentified, undatedFragmentsCorrespondence, 1929-1999Anderson, Gillian B., 1981Andriessen, Louis, 1964, 1989-1990Babbitt, Milton, undatedBerio, Luciano, 1961-1966, 1989Bernstein, Leonard, 1946, 1956-1958, 1967-1982, 1989Bolcolm, William, 1984Boulez, Pierre, 1963-1964, 1985Brant, Henry, undatedCage, John, 1971, 1978Carter, Elliott, 1962, 1974Castiglioni, Niccolo, 1967 and undatedCohn, Arthur, 1982-1984Copland, Aaron, 1943, 1962, 1970-1976, 1983Corigliano, John, 1984Corso, Gregory, undatedCowell, Henry, 1964Crumb, George, 1963-1964, 1979Cunningham, Merce, 1965Del Tredici, David, 1983 and undatedDlugoszcwski, Lucia, 1966, 1979Druckman, Jacob, 1964, 1988Fleischmann, Ernest, 1980Frankenthaler, Helen, 1987Freier, Recha, undatedGinsberg, Allen, 1986Glass, Phillip, 1977Gottlieb, Jack, 1973Gould, Glenn, 1961-1962Gould, Morton,Hindemith, Gertrude, 1964Hindemith, Paul, 1940Isenberg, Ellin, 1985Kagel, Mauricio, 1962-1971, 1990Kaplan, Jacob, 1980Kilar, Wojciech, 1964Knussen, Oliver, 1989Lachenmann, Helmut, 1990Levine, James, 1980Lutoslowski, Witold, 1964-1965Maazel, Lorin, 1980, 1993Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1971Menuhin, Yehudi, 1982-1999Meredith, William, 1980Messiaen, Olivier, 1929, 1949, 1964-1965Milhaud, Darius, 1973 and undatedMiscellaneous conductors, 1980-1996Miscellaneous performers, 1979-1991Moyse, Louis, 1994Nono, Luigi, 1962Nordheim, Arne, 1970, 1982Orgad, Ben-Zion, 1990Ormandy, Eugene, 1980-1982Ornstein, Leo, 1982Papaioannou, John, 1964Penderecki, Krzysztof, 1971Perlman, Itzhak, 1986Pousseur, Henri, 1962-1968Previn, André, 1980-1983Reynolds, Roger, 1970Rivers, Larry, undatedRochberg, George, 1989Rorem, Ned, 1996Rosbaud, Hans, 1961Rostropovich, Mstislav, 1966?, 1978, 1989-1994Rudhyar, Dane, 1984Sandburg, Carl, undatedSchat, Peter, 1964Schickele, Peter, 1984Schuller, Gunther, 1974Schuman, Henry, 1978Sessions, Roger, 1962 and undatedSmit, Leo, 1979-1982Solti, Georg, 1980Stern, Isaac, 1965, 1982Stockhausen, Karlheinz, 1962-1969Stoltzman, Richard, 1994Stravinsky, Igor, 1961-1964Szell, George, 1964Takemitsu, Toru, 1970-1982, 1989-1993 and undatedThomson, Virgil, 1974Tower, Joan, 1981Vonnegut, Kurt, 1987-1988, 1997Wolpe, Stefan, 1961Wuorinen, Charles, 1962-1969Xenakis, Iannis, 1963-1967, 1979, 1987-1992 and undatedYoung, La Monte, 1965Zuckmayer, Carl, 1941Business Papers, 1940s-2000Aldeburgh Festival, 1978, 1986-1990American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1978, 1984-1992American Academy in Rome, 1975-1991American Center, Paris, 1980American Composers' Alliance, 1982-1986American Composers' Orchestra, 1982-1983, 1993American Music Center, 1978-1989American Music Festival, 1987-1988Armando Verdiglione Foundation, 1984Asian conferences and festivals, 1991-1992Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1991Awards, 1982-1995Bach performances, 1987-1998Baldwin Wallace College, 1996Beethoven, 1964, 1983-1993Bernstein, 1947, 1978-1998Bogota conducting tour, 1979-1980Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1948, 1970-1997Boston University, 1998Brazil, 1967Brooklyn Music School, 1974-1988Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, 1971-1992Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, 1963-1998Carnegie Mellon University, 1988-1991Center of the Creative and Performing Arts, 1963-1978Chamber groups, 1979-1989Chicago Symphony Orchestra residency, 1966, 1973-1974, 1982, 1989-1993Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1975-1978Cleveland Orchestra residency, 1979-1980Commissions, 1981-1992Committees, 1981-1982Composer's Forum, 1979-1985, 1994Composers Recordings, 1979-1984Copland, 1983-1997Curtis Institute of Music, 1975-1996Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 1974-1976Dorian Wind Quintet, 1978-1980England, 1973-1975, 1983-1995Experimental music technology, 1970-1971Festival Casals, Puerto Rico, 1996Foss Festival, 1989France, 1990-1995, undatedFrench correspondence, 1968-1995Fulbright Award, 1972Germany, 1964-1998Holland, 1964-1992Hollywood Bowl marathons, 1971-1975, 1996Hong Kong Philharmonic, 1980-1982Improvisation Chamber Ensemble, 1957-1962Israel, 1971-1994Israel Chamber Orchestra, 1964, 1979-1985Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, 1973-1976, 1986Istanbul, 1973Italy, 1973-1993Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, 1971-1990John F. Kennedy Center, 1980-1981, 1986-1988Korea, 1978-1984Koussevitzky Music Foundation, 1973-1975, 1992, 1997Lectures and residencies, 1980-1997Letters of recommendation, 1975-1985London Sinfonietta, 1985-1987Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, 1974-1976, 1985-1987, 1996Mahler, 1984-1993Manhattan School of Music, 1972-1973, 1986, 1991Messiah, Kleinhans Music Hall, 1974-1975Mexico, 1971-1991, 1997Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, 1977-1994Miscellaneous European concerts, 1965-1978, undatedMiscellany, 1973-1978, 1989-1993, 2000Montreal Symphony Orchestra, 1969-1981Mozart, 1973, 1984-1986Musicians Against Nuclear Arms Inc., 1983-1984National Endowment for the Arts, 1975-1992National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1974-1976New Music Concerts, Toronto, 1968-1978, 1985-1993New World Symphony, 1991-1995New York Philharmonic, 1964-1999Norway, 1982-1990Ojai Festival, 1962-1996Opera, 1977-1990Orchestras, 1974-1992Oregon Symphony, 1991-1996Orquestra sinfônica brasileira, 1967Piccolo Spoleto performance, 1996Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 1989Poland, 1989-1992Portugal residency, 1996-1999Programming ideas, 1983-1984Publishers, 1978-1987, 1993Radio programming, 1982-1992Recording companies, 1981-1995Rockefeller Foundation, 1973-1991Rushmore Festival, 1993-1994Russia, 1991Sacred Music Festival, 1983-1984Spokane Symphony Orchestra, 1993St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, 1976State University of New York at Buffalo, 1964-1970, 1982-1987, 2000Stravinsky Festival, 1966Tanglewood Music Festival, 1988-1997Television appearances, 1982-1988Thea Dispeker artist management, 1972-1987Tokyo, 1970-1997Turkey residencies, 1972-1973UCLA, 1987-1990Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, 1973-1974Works lists, 1974, undatedYale University, 1980, 1985-1995Musical Works Files, 1980s-1999American cantataAmerican fanfareAmerican landscapes see Guitar concertoBaroque variationsBehold! I build an houseBrass quintetCapriccio (cello, piano)The cave of the windsCelebration (chorus, band or orchestra)Cello concertCentral Park reelConcerto for clarinet and orchestra no. 2Concerto for oboe and orchestraConcerto for piano and orchestra no. 2Concerto for solo percussion and orchestraCurriculum vitaeCurriculum vitae with time bombDe profundisEchoiElegy for Anne FrankElytresEmbrosExeuntFantasy rondoFolksongFor 24 windsFor 200 cellosFor LennyFor ToruFragments of ArchilochosGeodGriffelkinGriffelkin suiteGuitar concertoThe impresarioIntroductions and goodbyesThe jumping frog of Calaveras CountyKakfa TagebuchLamdeniLeft hand piano concertoM.A.P.Measure for measureMusic for sixNi bruit ni vitesseNight music for John LennonNon-improvisationOde for orchestraOrpheusOrpheus and EuridiceA parable of deathParadigmPercussion quartetThe prairiePsalmsQuintets for orchestraRenaissance concertoRound a common centerSalomon Rossi suiteSanctusSaxophone quartetSet of three pieces for two pianosSoloSolo observedSong of songsString quartet no. 3String quartet no. 4Symphony no. 3 (Symphony of sorrows)Symphony no. 4 (Windows to the past)Tashi... then the rocks on the mountains begin to shoutThirteen ways of looking at a blackbirdThree airs for Frank O'Hara's angelThree pieces / Three American piecesTime cycleTwo-part inventionsWanderer's GemütsruheWith music strongMiscellany, 1940s-1999Canticle of canticles, undated Manuscript in the hand of Louise TalmaPoetry, 1975 and undated Poems written for Foss by various authorsPrograms, 1951, 1960-1999 and undatedWritings about Foss, 1940s-1990sWritings by Foss, 1958, 1964, 1981 and undated Articles, essays, program notes, and draft materialsReturn to the Table of Contents |
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